Survey: Generative AI Surpasses Cybersecurity in 2025 Tech Budgets By John K. Waters 05/13/25 Global IT leaders are placing bigger bets on generative artificial intelligence than cybersecurity in 2025, according to new research by Amazon Web Services (AWS). The AWS Generative AI Adoption Index, based on a survey of 3,739 senior IT decision-makers...Read More

But says payment card information and passwords were not taken Marks & Spencer has admitted that customer data has been stolen during the recent ransomware attack that took many systems and services offline. The high street retailer said that information including contact details, phone numbers, emails, order history and dates of birth could now be...Read More

One of the Department of Homeland Security’s functions is to investigate online crimes against children, including here in Virginia. WMRA’s Randi B. Hagi spoke with the leader of their Cyber Crimes Center and filed this report. The DHS Cyber Crimes Center, which is housed under the investigative branch of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE,...Read More

Dr. Ekapong Harimcharoen announced Thailand’s “Cyber Security Year,” a collaborative initiative uniting government and private sectors to combat cybercrime and enhance digital security through the Secure Network Alliance. The initiative aligns with Thailand’s broader digital transformation goals, emphasizing proactive measures such as AI-driven threat detection, real-time monitoring via platforms like Google Cloud Cybershield, and public...Read More

Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) School Safety Working Group’s Ten Essential Actions to Improve Safety identifies 10 things schools, school districts and law enforcement can do to mitigate and prevent violence on campus. The actions that are recommended are intended to enable swift and...Read More

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton on Thursday launched an investigation into Character.AI and 14 other technology platforms over child privacy and safety concerns. The investigation will assess whether Character.AI — and other platforms that are popular with young people, including Reddit, Instagram, and Discord — conform to Texas’ child privacy and safety laws. The investigation...Read More

The Nigerian police have announced the arrest and arraignment of two high-profile suspects — Robert Harms, a Canadian man, and Okeke Njaka, a Nigerian woman — involved in transnational financial crimes and cyber-related offences. They were arrested in separate operations, according to a statement issued by the police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi. Mr Adejobi said the...Read More

Chile’s newly established cybersecurity agency ANCI may not be sufficient to confront the cyber threats facing the country’s critical infrastructure, and there is little information on the extent to which these threats have already impacted the country, according to former telecommunications undersecretary Christian Nicolai. “There are no statistics. We’ve seen isolated cases, and we also had...Read More

Redefining cloud resilience with validated, secure, and recovery-ready AWS data BOSTON, May 13, 2025–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Elastio, the leader in ransomware recovery assurance, today announced a strategic partnership with Aligned Technology Group (Aligned TG), an AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner known for its expertise in Cloud Finance, Cloud Engineering, and Cloud Security. This collaboration brings the Elastio...Read More

Liridon Masurica, the alleged lead administrator of cybercrime marketplace BlackDB.cc, was extradited to the United States on Friday and faces charges that carry a maximum penalty of 55 years in federal prison, the Justice Department said Tuesday.  Masurica, 33, who is also known as “@blackdb,” was arrested by authorities in Kosovo on Dec. 12. He...Read More